Sunday, January 20, 2013

Apache Tears...


What a beautiful way to end the day here in
South Carolina. This sunset just took my breath away.

I think it was Spirits way of compensating for a day that started
out not so good. I planned a trip to Charlotte to pick up an
 Apache Tears stone and stopped to fill my gas tank on the
way. A guy in an old beat up Ford F150 backed into my
Tacoma....the end of his bumper hit right behind the passenger
 door on the drivers side. I'm sure you can guess who's vehicle 
was damaged. When I saw him start to back up I blew the horn
and if he had stopped then he wouldn't have hit me...but...
he didn't! Sure wish I'd already picked up that stone.


"Apache Tears are strong stones for spiritual grounding and they are
 also powerful for psychic protection. They will raise your ability
 to recognize the approach of menacing situations, where you may be at risk.
 Like other types of Black Obsidian... they will absorb negative energy.
 This makes Apache Tears powerful tools to cleanse your auric field of negativity."

I hope his insurance (it looked "iffy") will pay to fix my truck...but if not...
I can live with it....sure doesn't look nice...but it runs just fine...

Thank you Spirit for protecting my loved one and myself.


Friday, January 18, 2013

Miller Goodman toys.......



Miller Goodman toys............

forget the kids....I WANT THEM.....

Thursday, January 17, 2013

true time........


“I know this much: that there is objective time,
 but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist,
 next to where the pulse lies. And this personal time, 
which is the true time, is measured in your relationship to memory.” 
~ Julian Barnes
 
 
on this cold... rainy... winters day i am remembering a
gentle soul who listened to my dreams and held
me through the night.... 
 

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

the promise of renewal....


winter has its own kind of beauty...
it's a time for showing ones bones.
i am much comforted by these silent sentries
around this place i call home. 
the skeletal trees with their adornment of nests...
the butterfly bush under the bird feeder that 
gives my little ones a sense of security...
the rattle of the dried leaves from the flowers 
that some would have pulled by now
but i like to have them share my winters with me.
 
this desiccated queen annes lace reminds me of the
moon...with a galaxy of stars arcing outward. But
most importantly...it reminds me of renewal...
new life from the precious seeds clinging to its
heart....
 
a heart should always carry within itself
the promise of renewal...
 

Monday, January 7, 2013

Earth Prayers..


Mother Earth has provided everything in your life; the food you eat, the air you breathe, the clothes you wear, the home you live in. She is the Divine Mother manifest in her most majestic form. We can never say thank you to her enough.

Today your intention is to offer your prayers to Mother Earth throughout your day. Using your breath, and an offering from nature, your prayers will begin to restore your alignment with Nature and all things of the Universe. This readjustment of righting your relationship to yourself and your place in the world is known by shamans as ayni. Ayni resides in your heart. There is a deep ease of being at home, at one with everything. Offering your prayers in this way begins to bring you into ayni, the longing of your heart to return home.

In different traditions tobacco, flowers or cocoa leaves are used to hold prayers. Today you will find something in your own kitchen or native surroundings that will work for you. Grains like rice or dried beans, fresh or dried herbs, flower petals, small leaves, organic sugar, seeds, nuts or raisins are some of the things you could use as prayer offerings.

Every good prayer starts with a thank you. As you offer your prayers hold a sense of gratitude, love and appreciation for Pachamama. Let your prayer be one of thanks for the glory of the day, for the beauty Pachamama offers so abundantly, thanks for the warmth of the sun on your face, the blessings in your life. Allow your prayer to be an authentic of the calling of your heart. Release your prayer offerings back to the Earth.

an excerpt from A Structure For Spirit

wise words from Karen Chrappa on this crisp monday morning....

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Whisperings.......






yesterdays sunset...
i felt its beauty in my bones.
the ancients whispering...
all is right with your world.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Willie Drews.......


willie drews home...
one of the places i go to
soothe my soul....


Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Hello 2013.......


Wishing each of you a happy, safe and artful 2013!